Obama Mentions "Our Gay Brothers & Sisters" During NAACP Speech

President Barack Obama addressed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of the group’s 100th anniversary, saying that discrimination in America is at an all-time ebb, and outlining what remains to be done. Among the groups of Americans Obama cited as still feeling the sting of prejudice and "the pain of discrimination" were "African American women paid less for doing the same work as colleagues of a different color and a different gender," as well as "Latinos made to feel unwelcome in their own country" and "Muslim Americans viewed with suspicion simply because they kneel down to pray to their god." But the group that drew cheers and the most applause when mentioned by the President was America’s GLBT citizens. Obama noted that discrimination still afflicts "our gay brothers and sisters" who are "still taunted, still attacked, still denied their rights." Full Story from Edge Boston

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